destacar Future Conjugation
destacar — to highlight
The future of destacar is regular: destacaré, destacarás, destacará, destacaremos, destacaréis, destacarán.
destacar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict that someone will excel or to state that you will emphasize certain points in a future presentation or text.
Notes on destacar in the Future
Destacar is fully regular in the future tense. Just add the future endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Sé que destacarás en tu nuevo trabajo.
I know you will stand out in your new job.
tú
El informe destacará los riesgos principales.
The report will highlight the main risks.
él/ella/usted
Mañana destacaremos a los mejores empleados.
Tomorrow we will highlight the best employees.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent marks on future endings.
Correct: destacaré, destacarás, destacará, destacarán
Why: Almost all future tense forms (except nosotros) require an accent on the final syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: destaco
The present tense of destacar is completely regular: destaco, destacas, destaca, destacamos, destacáis, destacan.
Preterite
yo: destaqué
The preterite of destacar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'destaqué'.
Imperfect
yo: destacaba
The imperfect of destacar is regular: destacaba, destacabas, destacaba, destacábamos, destacabais, destacaban.
Conditional
yo: destacaría
The conditional of destacar is regular: destacaría, destacarías, destacaría, destacaríamos, destacaríais, destacarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: destaque
The present subjunctive of destacar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: destaque, destaques, destaque, destaquemos, destaquéis, destaquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: destacara
The imperfect subjunctive of destacar is based on the preterite stem: destacara, destacaras, destacara, destacáramos, destacarais, destacaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: destaca
The imperative of destacar uses 'destaca' (tú) and 'destaque' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no destaques
The negative imperative of destacar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no destaques, no destaque, no destaquemos, no destaquéis, no destaquen.